RECORDING Basic Recording For Digital Still Camera (D.S.C.) | EN21 | ||
Power Switch | Shooting | Basic Shooting (Snapshot) |
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SNAPSHOT |
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| ● Power ( pg. 8) |
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| ● Grip Adjustment ( pg. 10) |
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| ● Viewfinder Adjustment ( pg. 10) |
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| ● Loading A Memory Card ( pg. 13) |
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| ● Picture Mode Setting ( pg. 16) |
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Lock Button
Picture Size
Displays the file size of the stored image: UXGA, XGA or VGA. ( pg. 16)
Picture Quality
Displays the quality of the stored image: FINE or STD (standard) (in order of quality) ( pg. 16).
Number of shots taken Displays the number of images that have already been shot.
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Total number of shots
Displays the approximate total number of shots that can be stored, including those already taken. The number increases or decreases depending on the shots stored, the Picture mode, Shooting mode, etc.
Card icon
Appears during shooting and blinks when a memory card is not loaded.
Shooting icon
Appears and blinks during shooting.
UXGA Mode icon
Displays the process utilized to create the UXGA size
image: 
(DOUBLE) or 
(ENLARGE). ( pg. 16)
Snapshot mode with no frame
There is the sound of a shutter closing.
1 Set the Shooting Mode Switch to “XGA/VGA” or “UXGA”, then set the Power Switch to “ 
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” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.
2 Press SNAPSHOT halfway. The screen becomes a still image, which is captured into the camcorder’s memory. However, it is not recorded until SNAPSHOT is pressed fully.
•At this moment, if you release SNAPSHOT, snapshot recording will be canceled.
3 Press SNAPSHOT fully.
The image is recorded in the memory card .
•Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode with no frame.
To Delete Unwanted Still Images . . .
..... when unwanted still images are stored in the memory
card or its memory is full, refer to “Deleting Images” ( pg. 47) and delete unwanted still images.
To Remove The Shutter Sound . . .
..... when you do not want to hear the shutter sound, set
“BEEP” to “OFF” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 28, 31). The sound is no longer heard from the speaker.
NOTES:
●Even if “DIS” is set to “ON” ( pg. 29), the Stabilizer will be disabled.
●If Snapshot recording is not possible, “PHOTO” blinks when SNAPSHOT is pressed.
●If Program AE with special effects ( pg. 36) is engaged, certain modes of Program AE with special effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon blinks.
●If shooting is not performed for approx. 5 minutes when the Power Switch is set to “ 
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” and power is supplied from the battery pack, the camcorder shuts off automatically to save power. To perform shooting again, close the LCD monitor and
●The Motor Drive mode ( pg. 20) is disabled when the Shooting Mode Switch is set to “XGA/VGA” or “UXGA”.
●When a headphone set is connected to the PHONE connector, the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker.
●Still images taken are compliant to DCF (Design rules for Camera File systems). They do not have any compatibility with devices which are not compliant to DCF.
●In the XGA mode, images shot using a